Cash register and indicator



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. Y J. S. HILLIARD. Y

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

No. 528,541. Patented Nbv. 6, 1894.

(NmModeL) -2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J. s. HILLIARD.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

No. 528,541. Patented Nov. 6, 1894.-

. m: warns PETFFK5 co. PHOTQ-LIYHQ, WASHINGTON, u. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. IIILLIARD, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,541, dated November6, 1894.

Application filed December 22, 1893- Serial No. 494,373. (No model.)

first, to provide a comparatively simple, du-

rable and accurate or reliable cash registering apparatus; second, toprovide a cash reg ister and indicator that is a total adder, and inwhich the sale can be visibly indicated; and third, to provide a cashregister in which the component or operative parts thereof are greatlysimplified and the cost appreciably reduced Without sacrificing oraffecting the reliability and accurate registering and efficiency of theworking thereof.

My invention stated in general terms, comprises a cash registering andindicating apparatus constructed, arranged and adapted for operation insubstantially the manner hereinafter described and claimed.

The nature and characteristic features of my invention will be morefully understood from the following description taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in Which- Figure 1,is a perspective view of the front of a cash register and indicator,embodying features of my invention. Fig. 2, is a transverse centralsection of the register and indicator, showing the money-drawer,alarm-device and mechanism thereof and certain of the registering wheelsand the stud or button for actuating the same. Fig. 3, is an elevationalview of the registering mechanism of the apparatus; and Fig. 4, is across sectional view of the lower part of theapparatus.

In the drawings a, is the exterior housing provided with upper and lowercompartments a and o separated by a partition 0. The upper compartment0/, is provided with a hinged lid or cover a, having a look, not

shown, for securing it in closed position. The

lower compartment a is adapted for the reception of a money-drawer a andis provided with an ejecting spring a tending to open the drawer.

b. is a spring catch secured to the underside of the partition a andtending to engage a lip 12, on the drawer a 6 is a back-stop tending tolimit the range of downward movement of the spring catch 19.

e, is a lever centrally pivoted to a suitable bearing e, which issecured into an oblong slot e formed in the partition a One extremity ofthe lever e, is provided with apin 6 that engages a yoke 11 of thespring catch 1), and the other extremity is provided with an integraldetent 6 for a purpose to be presently fully explained.

f, is a bell or gong of suitable construction secured to the uppersurface of the partition (1 and provided adjacent thereto with an oblongslot at". r

f, is a right angular support provided with a transverse back-stop f fis a weighted arm pivoted at f and provided with a loop or eye f", for apurpose to be presently explained. The weighted arm f to the support f,at its upper extremity is provided with a stem f, having at its free enda sounder f and at the lower extremity of said arm is a pivotal orswinging pawl f adapted to be actuated by the money drawer I a in themanner to be hereinafter explained.

f, is a retracting spiral spring secured at one extremity to'the eye fand at the other extremity to the eyef", of a postf secured into thepartition a The retracting spring f*, is adapted to return the arm f, toits vertical position after the same and the swinging pawl f have beenactuated through the release automatically of the spring actuated moneydrawer a by the disengagement of the catch b, from a dog or lug 9 whichis connected with an indicatingdisk G, as will be hereinafter more fullyexplained.

g, is a revoluble shaft disposed transversely to the front plate 0, andextending through the same. The front plate a is provided with a windowor opening a, for exposing a numeral so as to indicate the last salemade and registered by the apparatus. Theshaft g, is journaled at oneend to a bracket g, secured to the rear wall of the face plate at",

and carries a back-stop arm j, for a purpose to be presently describedand at the outer end of the shaft g, is a fixed button or stud g forrevolving the same. On the shaft g, is mounted a disk G, which isrigidly secured thereto and provided on both faces near the outerperipheries thereof with numerals, as shown, ranging from O to 95. Thedisk G, is provided with a pivotal pawl 9 having a spring 9 inengagement therewith and with a slotted pin 9 for maintaining the pawl gin contact with a tooth of the ratchet wheel H, fitting snugly upagainst the rear face of the disk G, and provided with a sleeve 7b,which is mounted on the shaft g, and forming a bearing for the wheel 11,as clearly illus trated in Fig. 2. The rear face of the disk G, hassecured thereto a dog adapted to contact with a pin g, projecting fromthe rear face of the front plate a of the machine, for limiting theextent of rotary movement of the disk G, in one direction and withaback-stop secured to the rear wall of the front plate a to limit therange of movement of the disk G, in the opposite direction.

The ratchet wheel H, has a toothed or ratcheted rim I, secured theretoand provided with a detent or dog 1', adapted to engage a dependinglever arm 3', provided with a hearing j, mounted on a shaft j whichshaft is journaled at one end in the rear wall of the front plate a, andat the other end to a curved bracket e, which is rigidly secured to therear surface of the front plate a The depending lever arm j, is providedon one side thereof with an eye 3', normally engaged by a spiral springj, which is held at its opposite end to an eye of the bracket g. Thislever arm j, carries a pivotal spring controlled detent 01' pawl m,normally engaging a tooth of a registering wheel M, which is mounted onthe shaft 7' ,and having on one face thereof, numerals ranging from $1to $50, as shown. It may however, be here remarked that by increasingthe size of the wheel or the number of teeth thereof, the same may beadapted to register larger sums.

m is a spring controlled detent or pawl engaging with a tooth of theratcheted surface registering wheel M, for preventing retrogrademovement thereof and thereby to permit of accurate registering of thewheel M, when actuated by means of the pawl or de' tent m, by contact ofthe detent, pawl or dog 1', with the lever-arm j, to move the wheel M,by a step-by-step movement.

i is a detent or pawl pivotally connected with a post t', secured to therear wall of the front plate a and engaging therewith is a spring i formaintaining said pawl or detent 1' in contact with a notch or tooth ofthe annulus or rim I, fixed to the ratchet or notched wheel H.

m is a pointer provided with a base m and an arm m, secured to the rearwall of the front plate a and adapted to indicate on the registeringwheel M, accurately the amounts or sums that have been deposited indollars into the money drawer a.

As illustrated the apparatus is so constructed and arranged as to becapable of registering sales aggregating from five cents to fiftydollars and ninety five cents. However, the apparatus may be adapted toregister sales ranging between different limits by changing the numeralsand the number of teeth in the registering wheels, as will be understoodby those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains.Consequently my invention is not limited to the employment anddisposition of the numerals as hereinbefore mentioned.

For the sake of a further understanding of my invention, a descriptionwill now be given of the mode of operation of a cash register andindicator, such as illustrated in the accompanying drawings and of thecharacter hereinbefore described.

To set the machine for use, the indicating disk G, is turned manually bymeans of the button or stud 9 into such position as that 0, will bevisible through the window a, of the front plate a and the disk G, andregistering wheel M, on the respective faces thereof will indicate zeroas willbe disclosed by means of the pointers 't' and m from the interiorof the apparatus, by raising the hinged lid or cover a thereof. Acertain sum of money, for example, ten cents, is to be placed in thedrawer a from a sale made. At the window a, is exposed the numeral 0. Bya slight movement of the button or stud 9 to the right the drawer aimaybe thrown out through the release of the spring catch 7), from itsengagement with the dog g connected with the disk G. The range ofmovement in this instance of the disk G, with its dog giwillbe limitedby a back stop which is secured into the rear surface of the front platea At the moment of release of the drawer a the sounder or clapperf willbe actuated to produce an audible sound by its contact with the gong orbellf. The sum of ten cents representing the sale made, being depositedin the drawer, it is closed and this sale is registered by turning thestud or button g to the left as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1, so asto expose the numeral $10 from the window a Such movement will havemoved the disk G, the distance represented thereon by the numeral 10 andthe ratchet wheel 11, two teeth to the right so as to be engaged bymeans of the spring pawl g and consequently when the next sale is to beregistered, the button or stud g is first turned to the zero position toopen the drawer a, and in such movement the spring pawl 9 will slip tothe left two teeth of the wheel H, and into engagement with the lasttooth of those slipped in such rearward movement and engage therewith insuch manner as that when zero is again exposed at the window a, thepointer 2' of the rim 1, will indicate on the rear face of the disk G,the last sale and so each sale is regis- IIO tered by allowing thewindow to expose the last sale and then by turning by means of the studor button g the disk G, to zero at the window a, the drawer will beopened, and by the release of the drawer cf, the bell will ring. Whenthe amount of the next sale is deposited in the drawer and it is closed,the button or stud is turned to the right so that such amountrepresenting the sale last made will be exposed in numerals from thewindow a. The above described registration of sales may be continued andeach revolution of the disk G, by means of the pointer 11, armj and pawlm, will actuate the wheel M, one tooth at a time to the left. Theback-stop arm 3' limits the range of movement of the lever arm j, eachtime the registering wheel M, is shifted a space. It may be hereremarked that the pointer m will indicate on the wheel M, the amount indollars and the pointer '11, will indicate on the disk Gr, the amount incents that have been respectively deposited in the drawer a andregistered, until the sum of fifty dollars and ninety five cents hasbeen deposited and registered, when the disk G, and registering wheel M,will be returned respectively to the zero positions for againregistering the amount of sales represented by the difierent sumsdeposited in the money drawer a of the machine.

The total amount of money deposited in the money drawer of, in thecourse of a day may be ascertained by simply unlocking the lid or covera and inspecting the numerals indicated by the respective index fingers'i and m, of the disk G and the wheel M.

From the foregoing description it will appear that the window a, mustindicate the amount of the last sale and that the money drawer mustalways be opened at the zero position and before the amount of sale isregistered, and with the opening of the drawer (1 the gong or bell willthereby be automatically sounded.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cash register and indicator, comprising a housing having acompartment in the bottom, a spring actuated money-drawer, a pivotalcatch secured into the partition forming the top of said compartment andadapted to engage a lip on said drawer, a shaft extending through thefront plate having a window and said shaft provided with a stud orbutton, a disk rigidly secured to said shaft in rear of the front plateand provided with a lug or dog, a back-stop extending from the rearsurface of said front plate and adapted to permit of the ing or dog ofsaid disk being brought into contact with said stop, a bell, a weightedarm supported from said partition and provided with a stem having asounder and a swinging pawl adapted to be actuated by said drawer, asupport, and a spiral spring connected with said support and weightedarm, substantially as and for the purpsese set forth.

2. A cash register and indicator, comprising ahousing provided withupper andlower compartments separated by a partition, the uppercompartment provided with a hinged lid or cover and the lowercompartment provided with a money drawer having an ejecting spring, aspring catch secured to the under side of said partition and adapted toengage a lip on said drawer, a lever pivoted in an oblong slotin saidpartition, one extremity of said lever being provided with a pinengaging a yoke of said spring catch and the other extremity providedwith a detent,a shaft extending through the front plate having a window,a disk with numerals arranged on both faces thereof rigidly secured tosaid shaft in rear of said front plate, a ratchet-wheel loosely mountedon said shaft and provided with a lug or dog, said ratchet wheel havinga ratcheted rim, spring controlled pawls connected with said disk andthe rear surface of said front plate for engaging the teeth of saidwheel and rim, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. Acash register and indicator, comprising a housing provided with afront plate having a window, a revoluble shaft extending through saidplate, a disk with numerals displayed on both faces thereof rigidlysecured to said shaft and provided with a projecting lug or dog, aback-stop projecting from the rear face of said front plate and adaptedto per-' mit the lug or dog of said disk to contact therewith, aratchet-Wheel with a sleeve and a toothed rim, the sleeve of said wheelbeing loosely mounted on said shaft, spring controlled pawls connectedwith said disk and front plate and engaging respectively with said rimand wheel, said rim being provided with an index finger, a money-drawerprovided with a spring catch adapted to engage with the lug or dogofsaid disk to permit of the release of said money-drawer, a bell, a support, a sounder connected with a weighted arm, and a spring connectedwith said support and arm, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

4:. A cash register and indicator, comprising a housing provided withupper and lower compartments separated by a partition, the uppercompartment being provided with a hinged lid or cover and the lowercompartment provided with a money-drawer having an ejecting springtending to open the same, a shaft extending through the front plateprovided with a window, said shaft being provided with a button or knob,a disk with numerals displayed on both faces of the same, said disksecured to said shaft and provided with a projecting lug or dog, aback-stop projecting from the rear face of said front plate, a toothedwheel loosely mounted on said shaft, said toothed wheelbeing providedwith a ratcheted rim, spring detents and pawls connected with said diskand front plate and engaging said toothed wheel and ratcheted rim, ashaft supporting a revoluble registering Wheel carrying a springcontrolled lever arm havinga spring controlled pawl normally engaging atooth of said Wheel, a spring controlled detent held in engagement witha tooth of said wheel and pivotally connected with the rear face of saidfront plate to prevent retrograde movement of said wheel and a lug ordog projecting from said ratcheted rim, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

5. A cash register and indicator, comprising a housing having acompartment in the bottom, a spring actuated money drawer mountedtherein, a pivotal catch secured to the partition of said compartmentand adapted to engage a lip on said drawer, a shaft extending throughthe front plate having a window, said shaft provided with a stud orbutton, a disk secured to said shaft and having numerals displayed onboth faces thereof, and said disk provided with a lug or dog adapted toengage with said catch, a backstop extending from the rear face of saidfront plate and adapted to permit of the lug or dog of said disk beingbrought into contact therewith, a bell, and a weighted pivotallysupported arm provided with a swinging 3o pawl and a stem carrying asounder, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A cash registerand indicator, comprising a housing havingcompartments separated by a partition, one of said compartments having aspring actuated money drawer, a pivotal catch secured to said partitionand adapted to engage a lip on said drawer, a shaft extending throughthe front plate having a window, said shaft provided with a stud orbutton, a disk having numerals displayed on both faces thereof andsecured to said shaft and having a projecting dog or lug g adapted toengage when the drawer is closed with said pivotal catch, and a pin 9extending from the rear face of said front plate and adapted to permitof said dog or lug being brought into contact with said pin by theactuation of said disk by means of the button or stud of said shaft,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOHN S. HILLIARD. Vitnesses:

THOMAS M. SMITH, RICHARD O. MAXWELL.

